Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I love you more
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe more
Conductor
– Kaihautū
Yeah
– Ae
The summer is over, I missed it, barrel was smoking, I kissed it
– Kua mutu te raumati, kua ngaro ahau, kei te momi hikareti a barrel, kua kihi ahau
Ferris showed us the renders for Texas, it’s unrealistic
– I whakaaturia mai e Ferris ki a mātou ngā whakamāoritanga mō Texas, he mea kore
Cut ’em the check ’cause I hate reviewin’ the budgets and limits
– Tapahia ’em te arowhai’ no te mea e kino ana ahau ki te arotake ‘ i nga tahua me nga rohe
Just pay the man
– Utua noa te tangata
The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets
– I aroha te ao ki ngā mahi, tae atu ki aku tuakana i whiwhi tīkiti
Seemed like they loved every minute
– I te āhua nei e aroha ana rātau ki ia meneti
Just know this shit is personal to us, and it wasn’t just business
– E mohio ana koe he mea whaiaro tenei ki a matou, a ehara i te mea he pakihi noa iho
Analyzin’ behavioral patterns, it’s somewhat suspicious
– Te tātari i ngā tauira whanonga, he āhua pōhēhē
Niggas was never happy for me when I’d run up the digits
– Kāre a Niggas i hari ki ahau i te wā ka eke au ki runga i ngā mati
Or when I’m breakin’ world records still, as I guzzle a Guinness
– Ranei, ina pakaru tonu ahau i ngā rekoata o te ao, i a Au e whakakakahu ana i te Guinness
Or when I get my fifth Maybach ’cause the color is different
– A, no te whiwhi ahau i toku Rima Maybach ‘no te mea he rerekē te tae
‘Member we traded watches?
– ‘He mema i whakawhitihia e mātou ngā karaka?
I gave you that Arabic dial, you gave me a numbered edition
– I hoatu e ahau ki a koe taua waea arapi, i hoatu e koe he putanga tau ki ahau
You would even check up on my son like a pediatrician
– Ka tirohia e koe taku tama ano he pediatrician
Sure convinced the gang this shit was rooted in love when it isn’t
– I tino whakapono te kapa i takea tēnei mea i roto i te aroha i te mea ehara i te mea
Show me how different we are, there’s blessings in juxtaposition
– Whakaatu mai ki ahau he aha te rerekē o tātau, he manaakitanga kei te taha o te taha
I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition
– Ki taku whakaaro ināianei me whakarere koe e ngā tama i tō tikanga raumati
Cold shoulders I gave in the Hamptons, it come with the distance
– He pokohiwi makariri i hoatu e ahau i Roto i Te Hamptons, haere mai te reira ki te tawhiti
Figured we was always gon’ be close, like ovens and kitchens
– I whakaaro mātou ka noho tata tonu mātou, pēnei i ngā oumu me ngā kīhini
I was sadly mistaken, the loyalty wasn’t a given
– Heoi, i pohehe ahau, ehara i te mea i hoatu te pono
It’s all good
– He pai katoa
Conductor
– Kaihautū
And niggas cried the blues for you, sayin’ it wasn’t malicious
– Na ka karanga a niggas i te blues mo koutou, e mea ana’ ehara i te mea kino
Talkin’ ’bout we family, well, I’m not the cousin to visit
– Korero ‘ bout tatou utuafare, pai, e kore ahau e ahau i te whanaunga ki te haere ki
God forbid we ever got to tarnish your public image
– E kore e whakaaetia e te atua kia whakapoke i to koutou ahua tūmatanui
All that brother talk as if I really discovered a sibling
– Ko te kōrero a taua tuakana katoa me te mea kua kitea e au he teina
Six degrees, my memory’s retrievin’ our humble beginnings
– E ono nga nekehanga, kei te whakahoki mai taku mahara i o tatou timatanga haehaa
Niggas wanted trouble, grabbed the shovel and dug up some ditches
– I hiahia a Niggas ki te raru, ka mau ki te kopere, ka keri i etahi awaawa
Cover my body in dirt, but that wasn’t me
– Hipokina toku tinana i roto i te paru, engari e kore i ahau
That wasn’t me
– Ehara i ahau
That was a body double, and we’ve done dozens of switches
– He tinana takirua tērā, ā, he maha ngā pūwhiti i mahia e mātou
Niggas tried to light the front gate up, it wasn’t for Christmas
– I ngana a Niggas ki te whakaoho i te kuwaha o mua, ehara i te Mea Mo Te Kirihimete
I said a prayer that morning for Sean, and it wasn’t religious
– I inoi ahau i taua ata mo Sean, a ehara i te mea whakapono
It came from a place of desperation and utter submission
– I ahu mai i te wāhi o te tino mate me te tino ngohengohe
Rappin’ was over for now, it came like a sudden decision
– Kua mutu te Rappin ‘ i tēnei wā, he whakatau ohorere
I don’t give a fuck about you snakes or these other musicians
– E kore ahau e hoatu i te fuck e pā ana ki a koutou nakahi ranei enei atu kaitito
Niggas started fuckin’ with my family, I’m goin’ to prison
– I tīmata a Niggas ki te mahi tahi me toku whānau, ka haere ahau ki te whare herehere
And we all crashin’ out together, my brothers complicit
– A ka hinga katoa tatou, e oku tuakana, e te hoa mahi
Who put a pipe bomb in your trunk? It wasn’t Xzibit
– Ko wai i tuku i tētahi poma putorino ki roto i tō kōpaki? Ehara I Te Xzibit
I’m tryna blow the doors off that bitch when you touch the ignition
– Ko tryna ahau e pupuhi ana i nga tatau o taua wahine ka pa ana koe ki te mura
But then I gotta remember who made this shit come to fruition
– Engari me mahara au ko wai i whai hua ai tēnei mea
Conductor
– Kaihautū
It’s me
– Ko ahau
Who’s got the most to lose, and who’s in that other position?
– Ko wai te mea nui rawa atu hei ngaro, ko wai hoki kei roto i taua tūranga kē?
Signal conversations, well, I hope they got double encryption
– Kōrero tohu, pai, tumanako ahau ka ratou whakamunatanga rua
I’d hate to see the empire crumble on judge’s convictions
– E kino ana ahau ki te kite i te rangatiratanga e pakaru ana i runga i nga whiu a te kai-whakawa
This nigga pulled a rabbit out the hat, and y’all love a magician
– I tangohia e tēnei nigga tētahi kiore i te potae, ā, e aroha ana koe ki tētahi tohunga makutu
It’s funny to see you all rejoicin’ and huggin’ and kissin’
– He mea whakamiharo te kite i a koutou katoa e koa ana, e awhi ana, e kihi ana
What are we celebratin’? I’ll rent out the club at Edition
– He aha ta tatou e whakanui ai? Ka utua e au te karapu I Te Putanga
Nothing was the same with all you bitches and nothing’s forgiven
– Kahore he mea i rite ki a koutou katoa e nga wahine a kahore he mea i murua
But next time, bury me in gold, my blood is Egyptian
– Engari i te wā e whai ake nei, tanumia ahau ki te koura, He Ihipiana toku toto
The Dennis James come out when the vodka is floodin’ my system
– Ka puta mai te Dennis James ina waipuke te vodka i taku pūnaha
I don’t have a drinkin’ problem, I got a subtle addiction
– Kāore he raruraru inu, he haurangi ahau
I got my father’s habits and I got my mother’s permission
– I whiwhi au i ngā tikanga a toku pāpā ā i whiwhi au i te whakaaetanga a toku whaea
My dad has another child, I told him that wasn’t my sister
– He tamaiti anō tā tōku pāpā, i kī atu ahau ki a ia ehara i te tuahine
Grew up with dozens of Jews, churches with dozens of Christians
– I tipu ake ia me te tini O Nga Hurai, nga hahi me te tini O nga Karaitiana
Also, developed a deep respect for the Muslim religion
– Ano hoki, i whakawhanakehia he whakaute hohonu mo te haahi Muslim
I’m starin’ at my daddy while y’all tell me I wasn’t that nigga
– Kei te titiro ahau ki taku papa i te wa e kii mai ana koe ki ahau ehara au i te nigga
That’s fuckin’ crazy
– He mea poauau tena
That’s crazy
– He haurangi tērā
That’s as far as I got
– Ko te tawhiti rawa atu I taku
